wire gauze
31Gauze dresser — Gauze Gauze (g[add]z), n. [F. gaze; so called because it was first introduced from Gaza, a city of Palestine.] A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze. [1913… …
32gauze´like´ — gauze «gz», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a very thin, light cloth, easily seen through. Gauze is made of silk, linen, rayon, or cotton and is used as a fabric and often for bandages. 2. a thinly woven, open material resembling this fabric: »Wire gauze …
33gauze — ► NOUN 1) a thin transparent fabric. 2) Medicine thin, loosely woven cloth used for dressing and swabbing wounds. 3) (also wire gauze) a very fine wire mesh. DERIVATIVES gauzy adjective. ORIGIN French gaze …
34gauze — [go:z US go:z] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: gaze, probably from Gaza, town in Palestine] 1.) very thin transparent material with very small holes in it 2.) also gauze bandage AmE thin cotton with very small holes in it that is used… …
35wire netting — wire′ net′ting n. bui netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze • Etymology: 1850–55 …
36wire-wove — [wir′wōv΄] adj. 1. designating or of a very fine grade of paper with a smooth surface, made in a frame of wire gauze 2. made of woven wire …
37wire — n. & v. n. 1 a metal drawn out into the form of a thread or thin flexible rod. b a piece of this. c (attrib.) made of wire. 2 a length or quantity of wire used for fencing or to carry an electric current etc. 3 esp. US colloq. a telegram or… …
38wire netting — noun : a texture of woven wire coarser than wire gauze * * * netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze. [1850 55] * * * wire netting noun A texture of galvanized wire woven in the form of a net • • • Main Entry: ↑wire * * * wire… …
39gauze — [gɔ:z] noun 1》 a thin transparent fabric. ↘Medicine thin, loosely woven cloth used for dressing and swabs. 2》 (also wire gauze) a very fine wire mesh. Derivatives gauzily adverb gauziness noun gauzy adjective ( …
40wire netting — noun Date: 1801 a wire cloth coarser than wire gauze …
